Nutrition information-seeking behaviour of Indonesian pregnant women

Widya Rahmawati; Jane C Willcox; Paige van der Pligt; Anthony Worsley

doi:10.1016/j.midw.2021.103040

Nutrition information-seeking behaviour of Indonesian pregnant women

Midwifery. 2021 Sep:100:103040. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2021.103040. Epub 2021 May 15.

Authors

Widya Rahmawati¹, Jane C Willcox², Paige van der Pligt³, Anthony Worsley⁴

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong 3220, Victoria, Australia; Department of Nutrition Science, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang 65145, East Java, Indonesia. Electronic address: wrahmawati@deakin.edu.au.
² School of Allied Health, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Bundoora 3083, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research - Epworth HealthCare Partnership, Institute of Health Transformation, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Deakin University, Burwood 3125, Victoria, Australia; School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia Brisbane 4072, Australia. Electronic address: j.willcox@deakin.edu.au.
³ Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong 3220, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: p.vanderpligt@deakin.edu.au.
⁴ Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong 3220, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: anthony.worsley@deakin.edu.au.

PMID: 34077814
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2021.103040

Abstract

Objective: To investigate Indonesian pregnant women's experiences in seeking and receiving nutrition information.

Design: Qualitative semi-structured interviews analysed with thematic analysis.

Setting and participants: Twenty-three pregnant women in Malang City, Indonesia were interviewed between December 2018 and January 2019.

Findings: Four key themes emerged concerning pregnant women's nutrition information-seeking behaviour: (i) Most women passively received nutrition information rather than actively seeking it; (ii) Women sought and received nutrition information from multiple sources including health professionals, social networks and the Internet, with varying levels of trust; (iii) Health professionals, including doctors, midwives and nutritionists, did not provide consistent and timely information; and (iv) Most women could identify gaps between nutrition information provided by health professionals and their expectations.

Key conclusions and implications for practice: This study identified opportunities for Indonesian health authorities to enhance their nutrition education services. This study suggests improvements that could extend the systematic provision of nutrition education to meet the needs of pregnant women in developing countries.

Keywords: Nutrition information; adult learning; food literacy; nutrition education; pregnancy.

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Indonesia
Information Seeking Behavior
Midwifery*
Pregnancy
Pregnant Women*
Qualitative Research